Damb%C3%A9: The Mali Project

Damb The Mali Project is a documentary film directed by Dearbhla Glynn Dublin to Gaza, and produced by Vanessa Gildea. The film documents Irish musicians Liam Maonla and Paddy Keenan embarking on a musical adventure to the Heart of Africa Mali. Travelling over 3,000 miles they meet and collaborate with everyone from musicians Afel Bocoum, Toumani Diabat to Nomadic Herders, culminating in a unique performance at the worlds most remote musical festival The Festival au Dsert. The film premiered on the 16th of February, 2008, at the 2008 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. The film was described as Engrossing, visually rich and surprisingly moving by Paul Whitington in the Irish Independent, and A unique work, which is welltold and unexpectedly moving in parts by Steve Cummins of RT.

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